:Uni Air
{{Short description|Regional airline of Taiwan}}
{{redirect|Taiwan Airways|other Taiwanese airlines|List of airlines of Taiwan}}
{{redirect-distinguish|Great China Airlines|Grand China Air}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = UNI Air
{{nobold|{{lang|zh-Hant|立榮航空}}}}
| logo = UNI Air logo.png
| logo_size = 150
| image = UNI Air ATR 72-600 B-17007 Departing from Taipei Songshan Airport 20150221c.jpg
| image_size = 280
| IATA = B7
| ICAO = UIA
| callsign = GLORY
| parent = Evergreen Group
| founded = {{start date and age|1988||}}
| hubs = {{nowrap|Taipei–Songshan}}
| focus_cities = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Taichung}}
| frequent_flyer = Infinity MileageLands
| key_people = {{bulleted list|
| Peter Chen (President)
| Chang Kuo-Wei (Chairman){{Cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4507170|title=StarLux Airlines chairman takes over leadership at Taiwan's Uni Air | Taiwan News | 2022-04-14 13:58:00|date=14 April 2022}}}}
| headquarters = Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan
| fleet_size = 14
| destinations = 27
| website = {{URL|www.uniair.com.tw}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| t = 立榮航空
| s = 立荣航空
| p = Lìróng Hángkōng
| poj = Lïp-êng Hâng-khong
| altname = Former name
| t2 = 馬公航空
| s2 = 马公航空
| l2 = Magong International Airlines
| p2 = Mǎgōng Hángkōng
| poj2 = Má-keng Hâng-khong
}}
UNI Airways ({{zh|t=立榮航空|p=Lìróng Hángkōng|poj=Lïp-êng Háng-khong}}) is a Taiwanese regional airline based in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan."Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. March 30–5 April 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200331.html?search=%22Uni%20Air%22 88]. "7F, 100 Sec 2, Chang-An E. Road, Taipei, 104, Taiwan"{{cite web |url=http://www.uniair.com.tw/uniairec/about/employment_01.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103131836/http://www.uniair.com.tw/uniairec/about/employment_01.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2008 |script-title=zh:關於立榮航空 |publisher=UNI Air |date=3 January 2008 |access-date=15 March 2010 |quote="{{lang|zh-Hant|台北市（104）中山區長安東路二段100號8F}}"}} With an operation focus on domestic routes, UNI Air is a subsidiary of Evergreen Group, making it a sister airline of the mainline operator EVA Air. It was known as Makung Airlines ({{zh|labels=no|t=馬公航空}}) until 1996, when EVA Air took a majority share of the airline. In 1998, the airline merged with Great China Airlines ({{zh|labels=no|t=大華航空}}) and Taiwan Airways ({{zh|labels=no|t=臺灣航空}}), which EVA Air also had interests in, to form UNI Airways (UNI Air).
Overview
File:EVA Air Chang'an Building 20180616b.jpg
UNI Air has operated two-class services, with domestic business- and economy-class seating. Business-class passengers have access to EVA Air's Evergreen Lounges. UNI Air's predecessor, Makung International Airlines, operated a fleet of BAe 146 series jet aircraft. These aircraft were sold when UNI Air was formed. UNI Air's IATA Code is B7, its ICAO code is UIA, and its callsign is Glory, in reference to its sister company Uniglory Shipping Corporation.{{cite web|url=http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/|title=The Airline Codes Website|access-date=14 April 2016}} In 2012, UNI Air unveiled a new livery and tail/logo on the MD-90, the Q300 and its new ATR 72-600 aircraft.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
The airline has had the largest market share in the domestic Taiwan market in recent years, and has expanded to include international flights. A few of its former McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and current ATR 72 aircraft were repainted and flew for parent carrier EVA Air due to overcapacity. In recent years, UNI Air has launched services to international destinations from the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung. In 2007, the airline received permission to begin flights to Japan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.orientaviation.com/section.php?currenyIssue=I20070226110218-zOKbS¤tSection=executiveinterview¤tArticle=A20070228160239-R1L43&|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422205631/http://www.orientaviation.com/section.php?currenyIssue=I20070226110218-zOKbS¤tSection=executiveinterview¤tArticle=A20070228160239-R1L43&|url-status=dead|title=Orient Aviation - UNI Airways flights to Japan|archive-date=April 22, 2008|access-date=Mar 8, 2020}}
Destinations
{{further|List of EVA Air destinations}}
The airline operates mainly to domestic and China destinations and scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Seoul. Also chartered flights to Surabaya and Jeju from Kaohsiung. UNI Air's destinations are:{{cite web|url=https://www.uniair.com.tw/rwd/CMS/about/route_map|title=Route maps|publisher=Uni Air}}
Fleet
=Current fleet=
{{As of|2024|09}}, UNI Air operates the following aircraft:"Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)", Airliner World, November 2016, p.33{{needs update|date=February 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:1em auto;"
|+ UNI Air Fleet |
| rowspan="2"| Aircraft
! rowspan="2" style="width:60px;"| In Service ! rowspan="2" style="width:25px;"| Orders ! colspan="3"| Passengers ! rowspan="2"| Notes |
|---|
| style="width:30px;"|J
! style="width:30px;"|Y ! style="width:30px;"| Total |
| ATR 72-600
|14 |— |— |70 |70 | |
| Total
!14 !— !colspan="4"| |
=Former fleet=
In the past, UNI Air has previously operated the following aircraft types:{{cite web|url=https://www.uniair.com.tw/uniairec/about/our_fleet.aspx|script-title=zh:關於立榮航空-機隊介紹|access-date=14 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325033808/https://www.uniair.com.tw/uniairec/about/our_fleet.aspx|archive-date=25 March 2016}}
Accidents and incidents
- On 24 August 1999, Flight 873, a McDonnell Douglas MD-90, landed at Hualien Airport and was rolling on Runway 21 when an explosion was heard in the front section of the passenger cabin, followed by smoke and fire. The pilot brought the aircraft to a stop on the runway and fire squads rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire. While the upper part of the fuselage was completely destroyed, 90 passengers plus the crew of 6 were safely evacuated. 14 passengers were seriously injured, and another 14 suffered minor injuries. Most of the injured passengers suffered burns. There was eventually one death. Fragments produced by the explosion struck 1 passenger."[http://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/TW/2000-08-24-TW.pdf Cabin explosion and fire during landing roll at Hua-Lien, Taiwan, involving a MD-90-30 on 24 August 2000]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015759/http://www.fss.aero/accident-reports/dvdfiles/TW/2000-08-24-TW.pdf Archive]). Aviation Safety Council.
- On 10 May 2021, Flight 9091, an ATR 72-600, clipped its main landing gear and tail skid on the perimeter wall at Nangan Airport after the pilots initiated a late go-around due to fog during a non-precision approach. The pilots returned to Songshan Airport, where they landed without injury, although the aircraft and runway were damaged. The cause was determined to be the pilot's loss of situational awareness during approach and not following procedure to immediately go around after losing sight of the runway.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Serious incident ATR 72-600 (72-212A) B-17010, Monday 10 May 2021 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/319006 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category inline|EVA Air#UNI Air|UNI Air}}
- [http://www.uniair.com.tw/ Official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090810211841/http://www.uniairkorea.co.kr/ UNI Air Korea]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070308083333/http://www.evaair.com.tw/ EVA Air]
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